We hope you are all doing well during this lockdown! Why not use it as a chance to get creative? Some Room 9 students have been using their Chromebooks to make artistic digital projects. Check it out:
I hope you are all doing well during this current lockdown! It is great that we can still meet online to stay connected and keep learning together. Lately we have been focusing on persuasive writing. Here are a few that we completed this week:
Which Season Is The Best? By Neha
Which season do you think is the best? In my opinion I think summer is the best season because of multiple reasons. What do you think is summer the best season or not? In summer crops grow best and the days are longer, best of all more ice creams or popsicles.
My first reason is crops grow better in summer but it’s not all crops. Summer is also called the growing season because people grow crops mostly in summer. The best crops to grow in summer are cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, berries and many more like them.
My second reason is that summer has long days because the sun rises earlier and sets later at night. For kids summer holidays are really fun because school is out and they can have fun and play games. You can go to the beach and have fun. Go on a vacation or just play outside and have tons of fun.
My third and final reason is cold delicious ice cream or popsicles. First of all, they're really tasty and so good for hot summer days. It is also a fun little snack for kids to eat while they play.
In conclusion I think summer is the best season because crops grow better in summer. Summer has long days for more fun. Cold delicious ice cream for hot days. So what's your opinion on summer being the best season?
Books are important
By Ruqayat
How many books do you read a day? None? In my opinion, getting into reading is a good idea because it can benefit you in many ways . Books play a significant role in every student's life by introducing them to a world of imagination, providing knowledge of the outside world, improving their reading, writing and speaking skills as well as boosting memory and boosting intelligence.
Some more benefits of reading are. Reading makes you more empathetic. Reading is a way to escape reality, and can take you to faraway lands, sometimes it also allows you to step into other people’s shoes. Some more benefits are, reading keeps your brain healthy, reading reduces stress, reading helps you sleep better and lastly reading sets a good example for kids.
But, sadly nothing can be that perfect, as much as reading has a large variety of pros, it also has a large variety of cons. Some of those cons are…. It can damage your eyesight drastically, it is time consuming ( Which in a way can also be a pro ), it costs a lot of money, it takes up a lot of storage and some books are propaganda. Although reading has lots of cons we need to remember that reading also has LOTS of benefits. Some of the main benefits are it improves your creativity and vocabulary, it provides inspiration, it improves your productivity, it can assist you in developing a personality and it can enable you to be open minded. For example, reading books about different cultures, religions or countries can help you make connections to that place.
And lastly decades ago, studies showed that young children whose parents read to them regularly or made them read regularly demonstrated performance improvements in three categories: vocabulary, spelling and (unexpectedly) math. This suggests that developing as a reader helps improve a student's overall ability to process new concepts and new types of information.
In conclusion, ready is healthy and good for you. But, reading an unhealthy amount is not good for you. In my opinion getting into reading is a good idea, just don’t overdo it.
Should sports be easier for the kids with medical problems? By Luisapeta
Should sports be easier for the kids with medical problems? My opinion is yes because 1. They have medical problems 2. The sports that everyone else is playing might be too hard for them and 3. It would be a better chance for everyone to win.
Reason 1: They have medical problems.
You don’t know what type of medical problem/s he or she could have. It could be Heart problem, Asthma, cancer, diabetes or even lung disease. But whatever it is that is slowing them down from winning whatever sport you are playing.
Reason 2. The sports that everyone else is playing might be too hard for them.
whatever sport you are playing like Basketball, baseball, touch rugby, soccer might be too hard for the kids with medical problems. Maybe the teacher can make the rules easier for the kids with the medical problems. But whatever it is that is slowing them down from winning whatever sport you are playing.
Reason 3. It would be a better chance for everyone to win.
Like I said in reason 2 whatever sport you are playing like Basketball, baseball, touch rugby, soccer might be too hard for the kids with medical problems. But maybe when the teachers twist the rules a little bit it would be much easier for the kids with medical problems to win as well as the other kids.
Should sports be easier for the kids with medical problems? What do you think?
Stay safe, be kind and we will be back next week with another blog post. What topics should we persuade you on next??
So far this term Room 9 has been learning lots about the Olympics! We each chose a competing country to research and share information about. Here are three of our reports:
In week 9 we were lucky enough to participate in a Fun Day at Pulman Park. We tried out all kinds of sports and team building activities. Here are some photos from our day:
This week we have been exploring different types of poetry. Murray wrote a spectacular acrostic poem about global warming:
Wow, Room 9 sure has had a lot of adventures over the last couple of weeks! Here is a collection of photos to share what we have been up to. A special thank you to KPMG for being our awesome helpers at camp and Kelly Tarltons! What is your favourite activity to do at school camp? Let us know in the comments!
Last week we continued to work on our descriptive writing with this photo as our prompt:
The snow under my shoes is super thick. It's kind of hard to walk but it was fine. The view is amazing.
I could see huge mountains and lumps of ice. The ice is really slippery. I need to watch out so I don't fall over.
I can hear and feel the icy cold wind. It’s so cold out here that my cheeks looked like they were slapped red. The sky is a beautiful blue colour today.
Jasmine
Victoria
My toes feel really numb. I can’t feel them. We are marching up the mountains.As we are walking we can see pieces of ice starting to break, we are scared. Some are so soft that I feel like I was about to sink. I look up and see mountains made out of what look like hard dirt. I can’t feel anything because my hands feel weakened . I pinch myself really hard to see if I feel it, but as I do it feels like the numbness surrounding my body has suddenly broken like a shell but quickly covers me up again.
I stomp on one of the ice and I sink down and my foot gets wet. I am stuck. I try so hard to pull my leg out but I can't. I shout so loud that people beside me hear. They quickly rush over and hold both of my hands and pull me out. “Thank you” I say and we carry on snow hiking. It is a really long hike.
I zoom into the snowy ground and it is really dirty. I look up and see seagulls flying overhead with chilliness. Finally I arrive at my destination safely.
Viena
The wind flies in my face the journey starts,the snow is cold as ice and the mountains are like giants ahead, the warmness is going away and it feels cold and chilly, the mountains are singing in the daylight and the snow is soft as a cushion, My head feels at ease, we start the quiet walk up, never have I ever felt so worried in my life.
My hands and toes are numb as in I cant feel it at all, we are marching up the big large mountains, in the corner of my eye the ice starts to break but it is ok, The journey lasts for hours it starts getting cold and the snow is colder and colder, as I am walking on the ice the ice breaks and my foot is stuck in the cold icy water but i get it out and my foot is cold as winter.
I get a closer look into the snow and there are sticks and stones hiding within the snow, but I am walking and I feel snow falling on my head as then I look up and there is nothing but a big cliff under me then I run to safety.
Ruqayat
